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I enjoyed the pilot, the 2nd episode I didn't hate but it wasn't great 3rd ep I didn't watch because it was starting to feel like 'problem of the week' programming and I hate that. I want a long arc with these problems woven through, rather than 'big issue, solved what's next?" haven't sen the latest ep.

"I wouldn't be surprised if this movie has Adam as a skinny nerd from Earth battling another skinny nerd-hacker from Earth that used an alias of Keldor. They then enter Tron-style to a cyber world called Eternia, where they control muscle-bound avatars to battle (called He-Man and Skeletor). And these same avatars come to life and continue to battle in present-day Earth." - VZX

The ratings have been decent. If they can at least maintain them, I think it will get a renewal. They can always cut some costs if they want to save on the budget, plus they have all the sets built, so a second season wouldn't cost as much anyways. I've been enjoying the series so far.

I enjoyed the season finale. They left enough things open for another season. The ship thing in the badlands was interesting. In about the middle of the season, I was thinking the whole thing with Taylor's son and the sixers vs. Taylor would have some shades of gray on who was right and who was wrong, but Taylor came out smelling like roses.

I hope it gets renewed, but we may not know for awhile. The ratings were ok enough, but it is a pricey show. It probably depends on how other new Fox shows do.

I love this show! I'm now on episode 2 and its so much fun. Decent special effects, a cast of unknowns, mixed with some seasoned actors. It sure beats reality tv, faility tv and American Idol Got Talent Season 2'346. Its a show made with caring and pride in the work, and it shows.

‘Terra Nova’ Cancelled By Fox: Chernin Series Will Be Shopped To Other Networks

UPDATED: There will be no second season of pre-historic drama Terra Nova on Fox. The network’s brass just made the decision after weeks of exploring potential Season 2 tweaks to the series set 85 million years in the past. Fox had to make the decision early so the show could make a fall return if renewed. Despite its pedigree — produced by Steven Spielberg and Peter Chernin – Terra Nova did not become a runaway hit, but its decent ratings, coupled with strong international sales for sibling 20th Century Fox TV, which produces the series, were keeping renewal hopes alive. 20th TV now plans to shop Terra Nova, starring Jason O’Mara and Stephen Lang, to other networks. At TCA in January, Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly was non-committal when asked about the future of the series. “If this is all we make (of Terra Nova), we made money on it, the studio made money on it, and it seems to have resonated with the family audience,” he said. “There is a show, which if we are to bring back, there’s an audience there. But creatively, the show was hunting (for its identity). If we had more holes in our network, we’d be thrilled to lock that right in.”

It is interesting that from what I hear, it was Reilly who made the call to cancel Terra Nova, while it was his boss, Peter Rice, who championed and bought the project exactly two years ago. With House ending its run and Terra Nova gone, Fox has three more dramas on the bubble: two with slim chances of renewal — midseason entries Alcatraz and The Finder — and Fringe, which could clinch a 13-episode pickup if the budget can be pared down significantly. The new Kiefer Sutherland series Touch premieres later this month.

With its elaborate sets (some 259 of them built in Australia) and post-production, it took 16 months for Terra Nova to get on the air after first announced at Fox’s 2010 upfront. It was the first series order for Chernin’s then-recently launched production company, which had several series commitments at Fox built into its deal. (Because of the long lead time for Terra Nova, it got on the air this past fall along with 2 other Chernin Entertainment series, breakout comedy hit New Girl and animated comedy Allen Gregory, which has been canceled). Terra Nova had its share of issues during production of its first 13-episode season. For starters, Craig Silverstein, who co-wrote the pilot script with British scribe Kelly Marcel, was not available because his CW pilot Nikita was picked up to series. Terra Nova recruited Brennan Braga as showrunner. Rene Echevarria was then brought in to run the show with him, the series went through 2 writing staffs and took longer to cast than originally planned, incurring a $660,000 charge for delaying the start of production. In the end, Terra Nova, whose budget was $14 million for the two-hour pilot and about $4 million for the subsequent episodes, not including Australian tax breaks, premiered last fall with one of Fox’s most hyped launches. It was a steady but modestly-rated performer and a big DVR gainer. The series two-hour season finale drew a 2.2/6 in adults 18-49 and 7.2 million viewers, in line with the show’s season average, which wasn’t big enough to seal a renewal but not too small to warrant an automatic cancellation.

Then the waiting game began.

20th TV and the Terra Nova producers proactively began approaching potential showrunner and senior producer level writers about joining the series for next season in order to elevate the writing on the show. The network was pitched several potential new executive producers as well as Season 2 ideas. Reilly, who I hear was never a big fan of Terra Nova, didn’t spark to any of the plans. The studio’s last-ditch effort was on Friday, when another prospective showrunner was taken to the network to meet wit Reilly. Despite the meeting reportedly going well, Reilly today decided to pull the plug. While not unexpected, the cancellation of a series that hails from such big auspices and is a moneymaker for Fox’s sister studio, was a surprise.

I guess this is good news for Fringe, right? Both Terra Nova and House ending this season should free up dollars for Fringe. Then again, this could be a bloodbath.

Originally Posted by GeologyMule

Now would be a great time to bring back Firefly

Bad part is I didn't watch this show. I read about it, sounded interesting, but fell off my radar.

Same here only I did watch it for a couple of episodes, but soon lost track of it. I thought it seemed better than Falling Skies at least. God I wish they'd bring back Firefly, but it seems like everyone who made it has moved on.

No Loss, we watched it, but It bored me. It was a soap with time travel. Great cast VERY underused and now sadly a lot of Freinds will be out of their jobs. they were all prepping for a solid 6 months work!

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is already bringing back one cancelled 20th Century Fox TV series, the Emmy-winning Arrested Development. Now the video streaming giant is taking a look at another, drama Terra Nova. I hear that 20th TV and Netflix have been in talks about keeping the pre-historic drama alive. My sources stress that the conversations are preliminary and it is unclear if they will materialize into a negotiation, but for fans of the series left heartbroken by Fox’s decision on Monday not to pick it up for a second season, this is still encouraging news. Immediately after Fox made its cancellation decision, 20th TV made it clear that it would try hard to find a new home for the series and shop it to other networks.

It would make a sense for Terra Nova, a Top 10 DVR gainer, to get a second live on a streaming service like Netflix. During its freshman run, the series‘ 18-49 rating grew on average 44% in Live+7 vs. Live+Same say. In Live+7, the drama starring Jason O’Mara logged a respectable 3.6/9 among adults 18-49. 20th TV, which declined comment, too has an incentive to keep Terra Nova alive as the series, featuring CGI dinosaurs and branded with executive producer Steven Spielberg’s name, is a big international seller. But making a second season work financially without a lucrative broadcast network license fee would be very challenging. Yet, 20th and Netflix already reached an agreement once on a high-end show, a new season of Arrested Development, so while not very likely, a deal for Terra Nova won’t be impossible. Keep the faith, fans….

This sucks. Shows that are good always get cancelled. This was a good show and it was finally something that the whole family could enjoy! There aren't very many family friendly shows anymore. I think this is why TV ratings across the board are down. Why invest the time watching a new show when it's bound to be cancelled after the first season?

Take part in Illumina Day! Let people know who she is and help get her in MOTUC.

Terra Nova Season 1 was just added to Netflix, now I get to enjoy this great show all over again. I highly recommend it to any sci-fi fan, dinosaur fan, or anyone that is sick of 'reality tv'.

I'm now rewatching the show, and honestly, I don't know why it failed. It had a great, fresh cast (and Stephen Lang who people enjoy), tons of quality special effects for a television show, and lots of little surprises. The cinematography is beautiful, and you can see quality in every single episode. This show was made with heart. Did I mention Dinosaurs?!

The truth of it is, it seems the majority of tv watchers just want to soak in trashy, tasteless reality tv and obnoxious teen/tween filth.